Re:EU draft exempts private jets, cargo from jet fuel tax
by rootusrootus on Thursday July 08, 2021 @02:39PM
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So we should be okay with the massive pollution now because they're entitled to it because we did it in the past? I think it would be better for developing countries to try and skip as much of the dirty bits as possible and leapfrog to the best we can get from modern technology.
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Re:EU draft exempts private jets, cargo from jet fuel tax
by whatever1 on Thursday July 08, 2021 @02:50PM
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I think that every country deserves a fair opportunity to grow with cheap energy. We took advantage of it, and in the process we created huge externalities. We should clean after our mess first and then try to lecture the developing countries.
Re:EU draft exempts private jets, cargo from jet fuel tax
by RHSeeger on Thursday July 08, 2021 @03:07PM
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By that exact same logic, the next generation of people in every country should be allowed to use as much polluting energy as the last one, because the established generation did so and they are the developing generation.
Re:EU draft exempts private jets, cargo from jet fuel tax
by Qwertious on Thursday July 08, 2021 @03:23PM
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By the same logic, the next generation of people should have access to the same intact climate as the last one.
Obviously though, you can't have both. The difference here is that rich countries are rich, and can afford to take on the extra financial burden via the very same finances that they obtained via cheap energy.